China: Ex-football association boss sentenced to life in prison for corruption. China has been cracking down on alleged corruption for years.
According to state media, high-ranking ex-sports officials are now facing long prison sentences. In January, Chen admitted in a television documentary that he had accepted money from people who wanted to ingratiate themselves with him. The corruption scandal represents a setback for the goal of the football enthusiast Xi Jinping to make the People's Republic a great football nation.